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RWH026: Wealth & Health w/ Jason Karp

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Intro

This chapter explores the remarkable life of an investor who navigated significant personal and professional challenges. It highlights his transition from a successful finance career to a focus on health and wellness after confronting mental health struggles.

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In this episode, William Green talks with Jason Karp, a prodigiously talented investor & entrepreneur whom he also profiled in his book, “Richer, Wiser, Happier.” Jason founded Tourbillon Capital Partners, where he managed $4.5 billion. He then quit the hedge fund business & created HumanCo, a holding company that invests in the health & wellness sector. Here, he speaks with extraordinary candor about his relentless quest for financial & professional success, & how his obsession with overachievement almost destroyed him.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

04:27 - How Jason Karp switched from underachiever to “hyper-neurotic overachiever.”

09:32 - How his obsession with productivity devastated his health.

25:01 - How he transformed his health, healing diseases that seemed incurable.

35:34 - What he learned about how to eat well for health & longevity.

53:13 - Why it’s helpful to “confuse your body” with random stressors.

54:32 - How the best investors succeed by deferring gratification.

1:09:17 - How Jason simplifies his life to reduce the impact of “decision fatigue.”

1:13:37 - How he designed his hedge fund’s offices to promote productivity & good health.

1:25:08 - What’s helped him most in dealing with his mental health challenges.

1:25:25 - How he came to be suicidally depressed at the pinnacle of his investment career.

1:28:24 - How he thinks about money, family, happiness, & fulfillment.

1:29:24 - Why founding a health & wellness conglomerate brought him a new level of joy.

Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members.
Jason Karp’s company, HumanCo.
Hu Chocolate brand co-created by Jason Karp.
Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers by Robert Sapolsky.
Undo It! by Dean Ornish M.D. & Anne Ornish
The Longevity Diet by Valter Longo.
Peter Attia’s book Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Young Forever by Dr. Mark Hyman
Tara Brach’s book, “Radical Acceptance,” & her website.
How To Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan.
William Green’s book, “Richer, Wiser, Happier” – read the reviews of this book.